World War II Honoree

Edward Carl Woerz

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Los Angeles, California

Honored By

Ruth Woerz

Relationship

Wife

RADARMAN 3RD CLASS. SERVED JANUARY 1943 TO DECEMBER 1945. SERVED ON USS PENNSYLVANIA (BB-38), USS CALLAGHAN (DD-792), AND USS DONALDSON (DE-44), ALL IN THE PACIFIC THEATER. AS SENIOR RADARMAN WITNESSED THE WORST TYPHOON IN NAVAL HISTORY OFF SAMAR ISLAND, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS ON DECEMBER 18, 1944 AND SURVIVED. HUNTER KILLER GROUP WITH DESTROYERS SPENCE (DD-512), MONAGHAN (DD-354) AND THE HULL (DD-350) ALL SINKING WITHIN HOURS AND ONLY ABOUT 100 SURVIVORS. RECEIVED 12 BATTLE STARS AND 9 RIBBONS.